The siege of Seringapatam : A new poem /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1901?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
'Composed, March 1901'.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
Printed beneath the title are two letters of acknowledgement for receipt of poems from McGonagall, one from Francis Knollys on behalf of the King, the other from Lord Wolseley.
First lines read: 'Twas on the evening of the 5th April 1799, / Which will be remembered for a very long time; / The ever memorable Siege of Seringapatam, / Where the British resolved to fight to a man.
Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799
Great Britain. Army
English poetry